rad|ish

rad|ish
rad|ish «RAD ihsh», noun.
1. a small, crisp root with a red, white, or blackish skin, used as a relish and in salads: »

And under an old oak's domestic shade, Enjoy'd, spare feast! a radish and an egg (William Cowper).

2. the plant. It belongs to the mustard family.
[< Middle French radis < Italian radice < Latin rādīx, -īcis root. See etym. of doublet radix. (Cf.radix)]

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